

What started as a peaceful solution to the problem ends up taking Daniel on a journey to learn Karate with Mr.

Things dont look good inside or out for Daniel San The pact Zen wisdom says to make honey young bee needs flower Zen fu Healer Trouble brewing As Johnny and his group of thugs start to take an interest in humiliating Daniel, turning his life inside out, a stroke of good karma arrives however in the form of Mr. Things start off well with some friendly neighbours and a trip to the beach, but after a little conflict between Daniel as the new guy and Johnny the town’s karate fighting delinquent, things begin to spiral off course. PlotĪ fresh start with great weather and a swimming pool at least that what’s Lucille LaRusso had in mind when deciding to move to Reseda with Daniel. Miyagi for Daniel to finally learn from and ultimately transcend his issues. It takes some wise Zen-fu intervention on the part of Pat Morita playing our much loved Mr. Trying to save his crush Ali (Elisabeth Shue), from a violent ex-boyfriend Johnny (William Zabka), our would be hero made himself a target for the town’s thugs.Īs it turns out all the thugs train at Cobra Kai Karate with Martin Kove as Sensei John Kreese, a rough military type with more brawn than brains and no courtesy to boot. Honest, kind-hearted and full of one liners, he gives a dramatic performance that we can easily engage with and relate to.

Ralph Macchio plays Daniel LaRusso, a poor but smart-mouthed high school senior form New Jersey.

This was an iconic movie that etched the “Wax on, Wax off” idea (and maybe even the technique!) into a whole generation of movie goers! Trailer A young romance tumbles together with some readily relatable drama and a pinch of Japanese culture that went a long way for this award winner. “The Karate Kid” capitalized on this with Daniel LaRusso’s ‘troubled’ move to Los Angeles. After “Rocky” an appetite for a good underdog story grew.
